Thursday, October 27, 2011

Loyalty


What is loyalty?
To whom we owe it?
How far can we take it?
How far should we take it?

Some people win our loyalty naturally. They're sweet, they're genuine, they're just good people. They are people we love and care about and that we couldn't let down. People that no matter what happens know that we have their back. People who we would even consider to betray. It's easy to be loyal to those people.

But what happens when that's not the case?
What to do if someone that you don't particulary like or are not particulary close to tells you something private? Or if you find out something that you think other people should know but that are been kept secret?
Do you have a right to tell?

What if whatever it is generates conflict?
If the line between your loyalty to one person and the other is so fine that you're not able to see it clearly. Do you have the right to choose the one you love the most and break someone else's trust?

And if you've never asked to be trusted with anything to start with? Does it still count? Are you still supposed remain hush?

Who are you to decide who deserves loyalty and who doesn't?
Is it fair to deny loyalty to someone? Doesn't everybody deserve a chance?

4 comments :

Annee Tromp said...

In my book....LOYALTY...BIG PLUS...when one is betrayed, it can take a long, long time (if ever) to feel safe again with a person who has betrayed you!!

Fi Ferreira said...

I know... but the thing is,when there're different people involved sometimess it's a fine line... where your loyalty to someone ends at to the other one begins.

Annee Tromp said...

YES....BUT...dont forget Loyalty always begins with oneself. Presupposing one has a good, moral and well intentioned value system, one very rarely is without the answer to ones own dilemas. Listen to your heart and conscience and 99.9999999% of the time you will KNOW where your loyalty should lie!!

Fi Ferreira said...

I guess you're right... In the end you always know